Public Management and Policy Studies, MPA

In today’s disruptive reality, the public sector must constantly address complex dynamic challenges with effective innovative tools and solutions, which call for professional training for policy makers, government officials and public administrators. Our international MPA program specializing in Public Administration, Public Management and Policy Studies offers state of the art public policymaking and management skills on economic, social, and political levels.

Quick Facts

  
Full-time Duration: 12 months
Starting in: October
Tuition Fee: $ 10,600 + service fees
Location: Haifa, Israel

Leveraging the Israeli public policy Experience to a learning benchmark, future decision makers and policy designers gain diverse knowledge and tools to address today’s economic, social and political challenges, including:

  • Local and global economic-political analysis
  • Strategic management in disruptive environments
  • Policy challenges related to cyber-security, immigration, climate, finance and trade
  • Leadership, management and ethics in policy making
  • Academic Tours, guest lectures and round-table seminars

One Year, One Degree

Our one-year program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters from October through September. Graduates will be awarded a Master of Arts in Public Administration, alongside a certificate of specialization in Public Management and Policy Studies.

Students who prefer to pursue the research track will submit their thesis within one year of completing their coursework, which may require a prolonged stay at the university

Highlighted Courses*:

  • Global Public Leaders: Organizations, Leadership and Innovation
  • Take the Right Turn: Decision Making and Strategy in a Global Borderless World
  • All about the Economy: Public Economics and Regulation in a Globalized Economy
  • Governing Within Ideologies: Globalization, Inequality, Labor Market and Welfare State
  • All in the detail: Management, Finance and Auditing

* The curriculum is subject to change without notice

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What our students say

"I am grateful beyond words for the opportunity to study at this institution and alongside such kind, passionate and helpful peers and professors. This community has fostered a sense of belonging in a place foreign to many, and has allowed for its students to thrive and achieve. What I have found to value most is the diversity surrounding this program, which can be seen in our course listings, our wide range of research interests, and backgrounds. Every student brings something different to the table."

Hanna Green // MA in Holocaust Studies alumnus from the USA

Why study with us?

Academic Excellence

We offer academically demanding programs that challenge students and expand their intellectual horizons in new subject areas as well as provide progress in their major area of study

Diversity

Close to 1,000 students from over forty different countries around the world enroll annually in the University of Haifa International School's various interdisciplinary and international programs where they learn and explore in an atmosphere of coexistence, tolerance, and mutual respect

Innovation

The University of Haifa offers an innovative learning environment with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment

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